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This is what happens to brand new Saiga 12s around here.... Warranty schmarranty..... I have never owned one that ran good out of the box (out of 6) and I have never sent one back for warranty work, but they do end up running great. I've never had any good luck sending things out and have learned that I am better off on my own. Shit ends up looking nicer anyways. YMMV What type of paint is that on the receiver? I was thinking about making my light gray as well when I do the conversion.

Ok so I got a chance to fire with low brass ammo. I mentioned in a previous post that I did not fire previously to that point with low brass ammo. However I had ran about 50 rds of buck shot through it at that particular point. The gas ports are definitely bigger than .078 of an inch. I ran anotther 30 rds of buckshot and slugs through it before firing any low brass. Playing kick the can with a 5 gallon bucket and buckshot is alot of fun I might add. I tired a stock setup with puck and plug no cycling of low brass. I purchased a low brass reliability kit from CSS and with the puck and t

I would probably say the holes are ..09 of an inch. A 5/64 bit still has some play. A 3/32 bit seems like almost go in the hole.but won't.

Haven't had a chance to test fire the gun yet. Well with low brass ammo. What is an acceptable size for the hole I do not have a pair of calipers but I could use punches or drill bits to determine rough estimate of hole diameter.

It is a 19 in barrel

I just received my first Saiga 12. I purchased it from Century Arms. The quality stamp is dated May 2011. I was looking at the gas port so I only noticed 2 holes. I figured maybe they were hiding under the gas block. So I removed the gas block and there is definitely two holes. Does this sound like it needs additional gas ports to run the low brass ammo?

I am looking for my first Saiga 12. I was wondering which online shops sell non-vodka specials at a good price right now. Two places I have found Atlantic Firearms and Classic Arms. It looks like Atlantic is about 638 out the door and classic arms is 600 plus shipping. I am one state over so hopefully not to bad. Any other places? I saw Center fire has a model with a 22 inch barrel for 569 plus shipping but I would prefer the 19. Also suggestions on which gas plugs setups are good for bird shoot cycling reliability?